OB/GYN Ron Paul's Babies: Where Are We Now?

If you delve closely into Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's background, you'll discover that he is a trained obstetrician. In fact, for a span in the 1970s, Ron Paul was the only OB/GYN for Lake Jackson, Texas. My mother was one of his patients. On May 11, 1971, at approximately 3 a.m., Ron Paul delivered me into this world at Brazoria County Hospital.

My family and I left Lake Jackson for the East Coast four months later, and I only went back to visit once. I was amused and slightly perturbed when I discovered during that visit that my birthplace had streets named "This Way" and "Wrong Way." Yet having just spent a year living in Ted Geisel's former dormitory at Dartmouth, I also found it oddly fitting.

Since that visit some 15 years ago, I haven't given Lake Jackson nor my brief Texan history much thought. But hearing about Ron Paul and observing as he quietly builds support is beginning to make me wonder: Where are Ron Paul's other 3,999 babies? Who are we? Where do we live? Will Ron Paul get our vote?

I am asking for anyone who was born in Brazoria County, Texas, during Ron Paul's obstetrical reign to send me a message. Since Lake Jackson is a Dow Petrochemical town, many of us are probably scattered across the country, if not the globe.

I look forward to connecting with Ron Paul's other kids and sharing my results with the world here on AC in January.